EMS Driver - PRN - Elkader

Job Title

Respond to 911 calls, interfacility, and tiered transfer requests, providing support to patient care within the MercyOne Elkader Ambulance service-area. Under general supervision of an Emergency Medical Technician, the EMS driver operates the vehicle in a manner which will allow safe and expedient transport when necessary.

Job Responsibilities

• Drives Ambulance to Emergent, Non-Emergent and interfacility calls.
• Cover on-call hours as directed and per departmental need.
• Complete all orientation and yearly competency skills.
• Attend monthly meetings and training.
• Assist in the preparation of the State Inspection through organized record keeping and maintenance of required training documents.
• Assist EMT with restocking and cleaning of Ambulance after every call.
• Attend state/regional/local Emergency Preparedness planning meetings and participate in drills and exercises.
• Maintain satisfactory state licensure status.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.
• Assist in training and orientation of new staff.
• Report any malfunctions or incidents with the rig to the EMS manager and fill out an Incident Report form.

Qualifications

• Valid State of Iowa Driver's License with a clean record.
• Current BLS or obtain within 1 month after employment.
• Take Emergency Vehicle Operation Course initially and yearly updates.

Benefits

• Wellness programs
• Education reimbursement
• Personalized health insurance plans including dental and vision.
• Paid time off.
• Long- and short-term leave
• Retirement planning

MercyOne Eastern Iowa provides exceptional, personalized care to Dubuque, Dyersville, Elkader, Clinton and surrounding areas providing more than 300 licensed beds. MercyOne Eastern Iowa operates four medical centers in Dubuque, Elkader, Dyersville and Clinton. Our facility in Clinton has branches in Fulton specializing in family medicine and Savanna Home Health & Hospice Care based in Illinois.

• MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center
• MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center
• MercyOne Elkader Medical Center
• MercyOne Clinton Medical Center

With a history dating back more than 130 years, MercyOne Eastern Iowa has grown through expansions, acquisitions and consolidations to help provide exceptional, personalized care to our communities. Our four medical centers employ over 2,000 colleagues and medical staff improving access and creating an even higher level of care coordination to benefit patients and communities throughout the region.

Our Mission: We, Trinity Health, serve together in the spirit of the gospel, as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities.

Our Core Values:

• Reverence
• Commitment to Those Who are Poor
• Safety
• Justice
• Stewardship
• Integrity

Our Vision:

• We will be the most trusted health partner for life.

Our Actions:

• Listen to understand.
• Learn continuously.
• Keep it simple.
• Create solutions.
• Deliver outstanding service.
• Own and speak up for safety
• Expect, embrace and initiate change.
• Demonstrate exceptional teamwork.
• Trust and assume good intentions.
• Hold myself and others accountable for results.
• Communicate directly with respect and honesty.
• Serve every person with empathy, dignity and compassion.
• Champion diversity, equity and inclusion.

Our Promise:

• We Listen.
• We Partner.
• We Make it Easy.

MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center and all its affiliates are proud to be equal opportunity employers. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, religion, physical disability or any other classification protected under local, state or federal law.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.